We have been doing a unit study on something that has interested my boys and little girl for quite some time now; something they have all collected in their pockets and my dryer.
Rocks. Or put into scientist and homeschool mommy terms the study of geology.
I have been keeping a lot of notes of what we have been doing, taking pictures, recording books that we are reading and creating worksheets. I'm organizing everything into an e-book for multi-aged families (cause that's what we are) and I hope to have it available soon to share. Here is a sneak peek of a few things I have made that go along with this unit.
This is a notebooking page on the three types of rocks: http://www.scribd.com/doc/21267113/Rocks-Notebook-Page.
My younger children are focusing on putting together a lapbook to show what they are learning. Here are 3 mini books on the 3 types of rocks: http://www.scribd.com/doc/21270273/Mini-Books-3-Rocks
And, here is a rock cycle work sheet for older children to fill out:
Completed Rock Cycle Project
After learning about the rock cycle I gave my sons a chance to produce a presentation of what they learned. With a few suggestions from mom, they creatively produced nice results. I wanted to share a project that one of my son's put together using an animation software called Animationish. You can read more about this easy-to-use software at http://www.animationish.com/.
Press play to see his cartoon of the rock cycle in action. He also used iMovie and Garageband, minimally to get this finished project ready with accompanying music.
3 comments:
Hi Brenda,
I love the creativity in your son's animation!
Blessings,
Cheryl
How cool! What a fun, creative way to share what he's learned.
Yet another great way to "narrate!" We're up to our elbows in rocks, too, and it's so much fun!
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